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Posted on: August 21, 2019

Notice of 2019 Proposed Tax Rate

NOTICE OF 2019 TAX YEAR PROPOSEDPROPERTY TAX RATE FOR CITY OF ARANSAS PASS

A tax rate of $0.799194 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City ofAransas Pass. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that twopublic hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.The governing body of City of Aransas Pass proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase forthe purpose of the City's matching contribution for FEMA projects relating to Hurricane Harvey. Theseprojects will be ongoing for several years..

The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City ofAransas Pass from the same properties in both the 2018 tax year and the 2019 tax year.The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Aransas Pass may adopt before voters are entitled topetition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS

FOLLOWS:

property tax amount= (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100

For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:

You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:First Hearing: September 3, 2019 at 6:00 PM at City Hall, 600 W. Cleveland, Aransas Pass, Texas.Second Hearing: September 9, 2019 at 6:00 PM at City Hall, 600 W. Cleveland, Aransas Pass, Texas.